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INTO THE
OUTDOORS
BY JAYSON JACOBY
Evit get the urgo to climb a mountain, but
without spending a couple o( days gutting
t hurt!?
Sometimes it's enough to at l(*nst feel as if
you're on top of tb«! world, without actually mak
ing it to a summit By tht* lime you reach the apex
of Mount Washington's north ridge, you'll have a
mountain-top view without Investing loo much
time on the way
To start this hike, drive east of Fugene on High
way 12b along the McKenzie River Thun: miles
past Clear Lake turn right where the road merges
with Highway 2t) and right again alter another
three miles at Santiam junction.
Six miles past the junction — at the Santiam
Pass summit turn right at a sign for Big Lake
and Hoodoo Ski Bow l Follow this paved rood 3 5
miles and turn left at a sign for the Pacific Crest
Trail One-half mile on a gravel road brings you
to the (railhead Mount Washington looms ahead
along the way
Remember to fill out a wilderness permit at the
I railhead and then hike the wide, easy-to-follow
l*CT south into the Mount Washington wilderness
area Although you can't set! the mountain from
this dense, viewless forest of fir and spruce, the
trail is actually climbing its gradual lower shares
Although it is part of the Cascade range. Mount
Washington differs considerably from its neigh
lairs to the north and south such as Mount Shasta
and Mount Hood Mount Washington is much
older than either of those volcanoes, and as a eon
saquem e, it looks much different
Like Three Fingered Jack — its cousin to the
north Mount Washington's beginnings wore us
a shield volcano u broad, low mountain formed
by many eruptions of fluid basalt lava I he Ha
waiian volt unoes such as Kiluucu are other exam
ples of this type of mountain
Later eruptions of different types of lava at
Mount Washington built up a stoopor-stded cone,
and the mountain at one time was probably much
higher than its present 7.794 feet But during
many tons of thousands of years, the erosive
forces of wind, water und especially glacial ice
have carved that original volcano Into the steep
ami craggy peak wo see today
The PCf climbs a low ridge about a mile from
tho trailhead, turns west for a short distance and a
view of Three Fingered Jack, then heads due
south Just past tlie two-mile point, and soon aftor
the tr>nI levels out following a quarter-mile climb.
look closely for a three-fool high rock cairn on iho
left side
This is the junction with the climber's trail that
heads southwest up Mount Washington's north
ridge Although the route is fairly obvious in most
places because of the hundreds of climbers who
use it each year, this trip should only be attempt
ed by those with good orienteering skills A map
and c ompass and the ability to use them — are
essential
The climber s trail goes steeply along a forested
ridge for a mile, before leaving the trees and
emerging on the mountain's long north slope. The
800-foot summit pinnacle juts up skyward, look
ing more like the? Matterhorn than a Cascade
peak
After traversing a slope of sandy sc ree, the trail
turns straight uphill for a short distance to gain
the ridge's narrow crest From this point the trail
stays on the crest all the way to the base of the
pinnacle
Views extend north to Three Fingered Jack and
Mount Jefferson, und several lake's arc; also visi
ble The rolling hills of the Old Cascades stretch
to the western horizon, und the arid flat lands of
Central Oregon Till the view to the east beyond
conical Black Butte.
The route becomes gradually steeper and more
rock-strewn as it nears the summit, hut it isn't
hazardous. However, as the ridge meets the pin
nacle. the way to the top is obscured and the hike
ends
Mount Washington's summit one 40-foot
vertic al pitch (level 1-4) und a scramble up several
roc kv ledges away — should he attempted only
by appropriately equipped climbers with compe
tent and experienced leadership Don't be tempt
ed to make the; ascent anyway, as the rock is not
reliably solid and it's easy to gel off the main
climbing route onto even more crumbly and dan
gerous ediffs. People have died on this mountain
by ignoring those precautions.
A unique aspect of this trip is that litlle has
changed since the first successful summit bid was
made by six young men from Bend in August,
1923 The trip follows the route they pioneered
— and still the one used by the vast majority of
climbers The paths may be a bit more deeply em
bedded now. but the challenges arc; still then;
Hikers should bring plenty of water for this
physically demanding trip, which gains nearly
2.500 feet of olovution.
Jayson Jacoby Is a sports reporter for the Emer
ald
Ducks striving for final impact
By Jake Berg
timer aid Spoils tdiior
Thu Oregon women’s track
team has already finished its
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regular season undefeated, and
ilic Ducks won the Paciflc-10
Conference title in front of a
home crowd at Hayward Held
What more could they want?
Coach Tom Heinonun said
his team has reached his first
two team goals, but when the
NCAA Championships begin
today in Austin. Texas, he said
he wants everyone else to know
Oregon is there.
•'We've already got the cuke,
ami we've already got the ic
ing," he said "Now I'd like to
see us get some candles on the
cuke.”
The potential is there, as five
Ducks will have the opportuni
ty to light up their coach's day.
Camara )onos in the 400-meter
run, Kim Hyatt in the javelin,
LaKetna Woods in the 200, und
Nicole Woodward and Lucy
Nusrula in the 5,000 all made
the cut to compete in nationals
this woek.
The men's team may have a
bettor shot at making the Ducks
a feared name in Austin this
week because of the eight Ore
gon athletes — all seniors —
who are competing. Of the sev
en Ducks who scored 36 points
for a third-placo NCAA finish
last year, six return this week
for their final collegiate compe
tition
Bob Gray will run both hur
dles races. Art Skipper will
throw in the javelin. Shannon
Lernora will compote in the
BOO, Pal Haller will be in the
5,000, Pedro daSilva and Mu
hammad Oliver will go the dis
tance in the decathlon, and
Kick Most lor and l ye Van
Schoiack will do the steeple
chase
On the women's sido, Hyatt,
a three-time All-American, is
among the nation's leaders in
her event, and Woodward and
Nusrala took first and second,
respectively, in the conference
meet's 5.000. The first level in
each event is Thursday.
Sprinters in the NCAAs for
Oregon are a rare thing, and
Jones and Woods — a provi
sional qualifier — will be trying
to become the first Oregon All
Americans in an event shorter
than BOO meters beginning to
day in their qualifying heats.
The Oregon men will be
counting on experience to try
and land them a spot among
the lop team finishers. Skipper,
the nation's loader in the jave
lin. finished third last season,
and Gray was second in the 110
hurdles.
Van Schoiack and Mestler, a
three-lime All-Arnorican.
should contorid for points in
the steeple, and decathletes Ol
iver and daSilva, who were
fourth and sixth at the last
meet, should be near the top.